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[Sander Cohen]

No idea if this had already been mentioned but coordinates are Shaver Lake in California.

EDIT: it’s not really close to Fresno but it’s closest big city to it

 

[Dust-by-Monday]

It honestly looks exactly like the first game. It doesn't seem any better or worse than HZD.

 

[Fake]

Is that tallneck the only machine we've seen so far? There were a few flashes and the shine of a machine eye in the foggy mountains, but no telling what that was. Could've been a seeker. Could've been anything.

Elephant, Mash robot, pterodactyl robot. Last trailer.

 

[MastaKiiLA]

Elephant, Mash robot, pterodactyl robot. Last trailer.

Ah, yes. Sorry, I meant this countdown.

 

[Trogdor1123]

Is that tallneck the only machine we've seen so far? There were a few flashes and the shine of a machine eye in the foggy mountains, but no telling what that was. Could've been a seeker. Could've been anything.

I'm wondering that too.

Why does the eye open and close too?

 

[saintjules]

LOL jesus guys, let's see the gameplay demo and then let's judge.

Yeah I don't understand what's going on? Lol we're looking at images that are pretty much irrelevant to the reveal. At least for now right?

 

[MastaKiiLA]

Yeah I don't understand what's going on? Lol we're looking at images that are pretty much irrelevant to the reveal. At least for now right?

I quite like it. We're getting a chance to see the various maps in different light settings, and I think they really wanted to show off their cloud/fog system. I'm still hoping we see the weather system in action.

 

[GymWolf]

only naughty dog and rockstar games will manage anywhere near these kind of visuals

Guerrilla is gonna be there if they are gonna made an horizon 3 or a killzone game exclusive for ps5.

Same for santa monica.

 

[Heisenberg007]

Well still 3.5 hours more of this. Hope they'll show of some of the hazardous weather types, too.
It looks fine so far for a 1080p stream but obiously not as good as the trailer suggested a year ago.

Not sure if we can compare this to UE5. At least HZDFW is showing a living world not completly barren deserts.

They should put a stop to this "in-engine" video shit. Call it CGI again. Stop overhyping games ffs.
Still curious to see real gameplay. I also wanna see a 4K version of both. This countdown and some gameplay.

Yeah, it would be stupid to compare this -- or any other game -- to the UE5 demo. UE5 hasn't even released yet, so it is still future tech. Why would anyone compare a cross-generation game with future tech that is still roughly 2 years away.

 

[Bonsaibäumchen]

Its in-engine. CGI is a lie. That would mean it was made outside the game engine. All of that trailer and this is captured in-engine.

And its just HFW, not HZDFW. Just Horizon Forbidden West.

HZD FW was the DLC lol. (HZD Frozen Wilds.)

Yeah I did a whoopsie there with the name.

In Engine still isn't gameplay though. Its still just another word to fool people into believing that the game will look so good. Which it most likely won't

 

[Tommi84]

Why does the eye open and close too?

Visibility marker of your character. Closed = not visible, opened visible and in what degree.

 

[Romulus]

It honestly looks exactly like the first game. It doesn't seem any better or worse than HZD.

Have they shown gameplay?

 

[GymWolf]

Not bad. First game was fairly large, including FW.

Yeah it was the right map dimension, not too big and not too small.

 

[Banjo64]

It honestly looks exactly like the first game. It doesn't seem any better or worse than HZD.

Just going to remind everyone about YouTube compression etc etc. I promise this game on a good 4k set on PS5 is going to melt eyeballs. Even before Horizon, Killzone used to be an absolute stunner of a series (even if you didn’t like the game play).

 

[kyliethicc]

No idea if this had already been mentioned but coordinates are Shaver Lake in California.

EDIT: it’s not really close to Fresno but it’s closest big city to it

Yeah the whole game is gonna be in Nevada and California, mostly. Maybe Arizona or Oregon a bit.

I hope they include something like the Sierra Nevadas and Lake Tahoe.

 

[Pedro Motta]

Yeah I don't understand what's going on? Lol we're looking at images that are pretty much irrelevant to the reveal. At least for now right?

The concern patrol is always on the lookout. Calling out downgrades from a 1080p blurry stream from tower top super wide shots mean nothing for the detail of the game on the ground during gameplay.

 

[MastaKiiLA]

Yeah I did a whoopsie there with the name.

In Engine still isn't gameplay though. Its still just another word to fool people into believing that the game will look so good. Which it most likely won't

You say this, while some people are moaning that it looks current gen. Hot takes always lack coherency, because they're either uninformed, or disingenuous.

 

[kyliethicc]

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[LiquidMetal14]

Based on some of the hot takes about this preview of the scenery, if you can't appreciate what is happening on screen then maybe games aren't for you. It's not just about games that need to look like CG. It's about lighting, density of environments, and other subtle effects.

Some of you just want to paint a negative picture as if the first game wasn't well received. The rest of us can hype ourselves up over games without being cynics and fanboys.

 

[skit_data]

I like how the countdown timer has a bar similar to Aloys health bar in HZD. A sort of health/patience bar that I start to feel concerned about.

They really could’ve made this countdown a bit shorter, 1-2 hours would’ve sufficed. I thought this countdown would have some type of behind the scenes/dev interview/updates on a 60fps patch for HZD once every hour or so, but this was just too long IMO.

 

[Bonsaibäumchen]

You say this, while some people are moaning that it looks current gen. Hot takes always lack coherency, because they're either uninformed, or disingenuous.

Oh I'm not implying that it dosn't look gorgeous and way better then the prequel.
From what we've seen so far today though it just nowhere near that trailer from last year. Thats all I'm saying.

It will be an improvement over the first one definitley but kinda underwhelming due to the first trailer which sucks.
They shouldn't have done that trailer if they can't achive a similar fidelity in gameplay, in my opinion at least.
Stuff like that just bothers me.

 

[HAL-01]

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These environments look exactly the same quality or even better than the reveal trailer, what are people freaking out about

 

[Retinoid]

Looks stunning from a technical aspect , as expected from GG. That being said it doesn't seem like there's THAT big of a jump between Zero Dawn and this game but that's not necessarily a bad thing given how well Zero Dawn still hold up. Once we see gameplay, I'm basically expecting Zero Dawn 2.0 but with a higher resolution and other refinements to the graphics rather than any mind blowing moments. Zero Dawn on PC at 4k looks so good so that's a good baseline to compare it to I guess.

 

[kyliethicc]

These environments look exactly the same quality or even better than the reveal trailer, what are people freaking out about

1 - Its a 1080p SDR compressed stream of wide shots.

2 - usual Neogaf hot takes.

Its funny.

 

[MastaKiiLA]

Oh I'm not implying that it dosn't look gorgeous and way better then the prequel.
From what we've seen so far today though it just nowhere near that trailer from last year. Thats all I'm saying.

It will be an improvement over the first one definitley but kinda underwhelming due to the first trailer which sucks.
They shouldn't have done that trailer if they can't achive a similar fidelity in gameplay, in my opinion at least.
Stuff like that just bothers me.

You have absolutely nothing to base this on. We haven't even seen anything close to like-for-like to determine the fidelity compared to last year. It's only 2.75 hours away from having all the evidence you need. This is a hot take for the sake of making a hot take, but we all have the same amount of evidence available, and it's bupkis.

 

[GymWolf]

Elephant, Mash robot, pterodactyl robot. Last trailer.

Don't forget the boar dinobot.

 

[Tommi84]

Raintrace

 

[MastaKiiLA]

Ooh, new camera. Wooded region.

 

[elliot5]

Raintrace

This looks great.

 

[tenebre]

Raintrace

Ok, i'm sold. Can't wait for the gameplay !

 

[Bonsaibäumchen]

You have absolutely nothing to base this on. We haven't even seen anything close to like-for-like to determine the fidelity compared to last year. It's only 2.75 hours away from having all the evidence you need. This is a hot take for the sake of making a hot take, but we all have the same amount of evidence available, and it's bupkis.

Actually I am just trying to be honest and reasonable judging by the current footage.

I wasn't trying to make a hot take at all.
If thats how people think about my comment i'll shut up for now and get back once they've shown real gameplay and provided a 4K source.

 

[cormack12]

PS4 version

PS5 version

PC version

 

[Rien]

[/QUOTE]


Raintracing confirmed

 

[JMarcell]

If the developer is aiming for 60FPS then these graphics are expected. If the game will run at 30FPS, then it is disappointing. Someone at sony/guerrilla already confirmed its coming for the PS4 as well, so I doubt it is using the PS5 hardware to its full potential.

 

[AlexxKidd]

This is worse than the Death Stranding tease. I need it now!

 

[skit_data]

Raintrace

Ok, now we’re cooking with gas. This looks almost like parts of the reveal trailer with this foilage.

Edit: Are they intentionally saving the more impressive stuff?

 

[Ramz87]

Wow this rainforest area looks incredible! Defo next gen

 

[Tommi84]

Ayee!!!

 

[crazepharmacist]

wait are they just showing off scenery for 2 hours? I thought there would be gameplay?

 

[CurtBizzy]

wait are they just showing off scenery for 2 hours? I thought there would be gameplay?

Sigh SMH

 

[cormack12]

wait are they just showing off scenery for 2 hours? I thought there would be gameplay?

There is in like 2 and a half hours. This is just to get your precum oozing.

 

[skit_data]

wait are they just showing off scenery for 2 hours? I thought there would be gameplay?

We’ve been here for 3 hours now, 2 more to go until the gameplay reveal.

Come sit with us, we are slowly going crazy over here. Join us.

 

[Trogdor1123]

Visibility marker of your character. Closed = not visible, opened visible and in what degree.

No I saw that, but why does the camera have it. What is viewing it?

 

[Tommi84]

Come sit with us, we are slowly going crazy over here. Join us.

You are on neogaf. I thought being crazy is a prerequisite

 

[Dr Bass]

Are you guys actually sitting and watching the pre-show for all five hours? I turned that off when I realized the pre show was starting at 9 and not the main event, in about two seconds.

 

[MastaKiiLA]

Actually I am just trying to be honest and reasonable judging by the current footage.

I wasn't trying to make a hot take at all.
If thats how people think about my comment i'll shut up for now and get back once they've shown real gameplay and provided a 4K source.

My bad man. The blatant trolling earlier got me feeling some kind of way. Please accept my apologies if I came on too strong.

 

[Tommi84]

No I saw that, but why does the camera have it. What is viewing it?

Sigh, it's just how it's going to look like. You also have 4 hours timer in the left upper corner. You think this will also be in the game?

 

[Trogdor1123]

If horizon is cross gen will it be cheaper then?

 

[SLB1904]

Ayee!!!

this is

one of the top devs in the world

 

[MastaKiiLA]

Are you guys actually sitting and watching the pre-show for all five hours? I turned that off when I realized the pre show was starting at 9 and not the main event, in about two seconds.

I've kept it on in a tile on my desktop. I can't lie, can't stop looking at it.